COMPLETED 2019

LOCATION
Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA

SITE DESCRIPTION
This 6.5 acre garden is an addition to the existing 5 acre Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA completed in 2003. The new garden is bisected by a 2 acre lagoon and Mississippi Meanders is one of 3 bridges that cross parts of the lagoon to connect the sculpture garden’s walking paths. The glass bridge is 70’ long and 6’ wide.

PRIMARY MATERIALS
Laminated tempered glass, ceramic frit, aluminum and steel supports.

COMMISSIONED BY
New Orleans Museum of Art and Sydney and Walda Besthoff

CONSULTANTS
Reed Hilderbrand landscape architects; Ed Stanley & Associates structural engineers; William Logan/Vidaris glass engineer; JEI glass engineer; Pulp Studios glass panel fabricators; Palmisano Construction installation.